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Inside: President “Rail Dawg” THE SETOFF G November/December 2002 G Page 1 THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE NORTH AMERICAN RAILCAR OPERATORS ASSOCIATION (NARCOA) November/December 2002 Volume 16 - No. 5 Lunch stop at Edon, Ohio on the Indiana Northeastern Railroad excursion, 18 August 2002. Kenneth Huffines’ MT19 in the lead. Inside: President “Rail Dawg” ...........................................2 Bell Fix ...................................................................9 Election Participation ............................................4 Chicago BoD Meeting ..........................................10 Insurance Update ..................................................4 Trip Reviews ........................................................12 Website Update ......................................................5 Want Ads ..............................................................23 NARCOA Forum Postings .....................................6 Excursions ............................................................24 NARCOA News ......................................................8 Vintage .................................................................28 Page 2 G THE SETOFF G November/December 2002 President “Rail Dawg” Please submit Hello, I’m Tom Falicon or “Rail Dawg,” and I am your new NARCOA materials president! I was elected at the October board meeting by a majority of votes from your Area Directors. I live back in the hills of Western North for the January/February issue of Carolina with my wife Magdalena. I have a little machine/fabricating THE SETOFF shop where I rebuild motorcars and do some small contract jobs. My by December 28 background is in designing and manufacturing high performance crank- as follows: shafts for mostly Japanese racing motorcycles and hot street bikes. The company that I founded and ran manufactured and sold crankshafts, Classified Ads clutches and connecting rods worldwide. You may have seen the most Excursion Announcements Bill Coulson visible evidence of my work if you have ever watched any NHRA Profes- 2101 Westview Court sional Drag Racing on ESPN. My crankshafts continuously win and get Modesto CA 95358–1091 runner up at every NHRA Event in the Pro–stock motorcycle class, and [email protected] once again the NHRA World Championship has been won with my crank design in Angelle Seeling’s, Star Racing/Mohegan Sun Bike. I sold the Letters to the Editor crank company a few years ago and so have freed up some time that I All other Materials can now use to work with our organization. I am an accomplished ma- Photos chinist, fabricator, heat treater and precision welder as well as perfor- Jan Taylor mance equipment designer. I hope I can incorporate these skills in help- 917 Park View Way Missoula MT 59803 ing any of you that may have questions relating to any of these fields. [email protected] But that is enough about me. As I write this, the North Carolina hills are ablaze with their fall colors, and it is time to start changing the oil in the equipment to a lighter weight and start thinking of some in- door jobs for those few icy days that we have here. Just as the seasons are changing, so is our organization. As the number of members in- creases so does the job of keeping the group informed, safe and happy. I realize this is a big undertaking, but I feel the Board and I are up to the job! In the past years as Area 4 NARCOA Director I have seen all sorts of problems arise that many of us have never even thought of before. Cover Photo Some of these issues are very complex and have no easy or fast an- swers, but with all of us working together, rather than against each other, I think we can make some positive changes. I plan to be easily accessible to all of you, and I will give you direct answers to your ques- Ken Huffines photographed tions. These answers may not be what you want to hear, but they will his MT19 on the be straight forward and truthful. Neither the board nor I have any time second annual NARCOA for idle chatter, unsubstantiated facts or name calling. The Board of excursion over the Indiana Northeastern Railroad Tom Falicon on velo at Great Smoky Mountain Railroad 2002 Railfest. THE SETOFF G November/December 2002 G Page 3 Directors, the Committees and I are all working together on our own Submitting Materials volunteered time to try to keep this organization and it’s hobby alive for Publication and well for many years to come. One of the best ways is for all of you to Our editorial policy is to publish in THE get involved and help us is by getting to know your Area Director. There 1SETOFF all materials received, although may be many reasons you may have elected your Area Director: 1) he they may be subject to editing for space considerations. has gained your trust; 2) you may agree with how he feels about many issues; 3) you feel he’ll represent your thoughts and concerns more than Photos and materials submitted for publi- 2cation in THE SETOFF cannot be re- the other candidate; 4) he is a good listener and seems to understand turned, because they are archived. your ideas or problems; 5) you may like his spaghetti sauce (which is Letters to the Editor of the THE SETOFF the case in my Area 4). If you did not choose your Area rep for any or all 3will not be published unless they are signed, of the first four items listed, then our organization cannot perform as it and a phone number is indicated. This per- mits THE SETOFF Editor to authenticate was designed. You all have a voice at every NARCOA Board Meeting that a letter is written by the person sign- whether it be at the Chicago meeting or an on-line meeting—that voice ing. The letter writer can, however, request is your Area Director! He is your link to the workings of our group. You that his/her name not appear in THE SET- OFF; “Name with held upon request” would may not believe this, but it is true. Taking the initiative to express your appear in such instances. feelings to your Area Director will result in changes that you may have Submit either black and white or sharp, color never thought possible. The Area Directors have agreed to be as acces- 4prints for publication. Please label the back sible as possible by phone, email or the postal service. They have agreed of the picture as to its subject matter and photographer. Do not send slides. to try to keep you more informed of issues than in the past. I will also be doing my part by trying to inform you of more issues by way of the We cannot publish copyrighted materials 5such as photos, posters, cartoons or articles SETOFF. The Board of Directors and I ask you to please work with us so without written permission from the author we can work for you. We are not an evil monster that only meets to or publisher. Sender must provide written make your life harder. We are a group of people that work on our own permission at the time of submission. time to insure we all have a hobby to enjoy each year. The next person Excursion stories, technical articles, and 6lengthy submissions should be typed or in our link to keeping our group functioning and moving forward is the printed. Ads, meet notices and short articles Excursion Coordinator. Excursion coordinators across the land work may be handwritten. Please include your their tails off to try to give you an event that is fun, safe and worth phone number with your submission––even with E–mail––in case we need to clarify driving to. Organizing and running an excursion is one of the toughest something we don’t under stand. and sometimes most thankless jobs a person can have. Contrary to popu- Send materials to THE SETOFF editor lar belief, it doesn’t pay well, it takes long devoted hours and it includes 7by the 28th of February, April, June, Au- many futile attempts at various operations. It is also very unnerving to gust, October or December for publication the following two–month edition. be responsible for all those attendees who will be riding the rails and passing over endless traffic–filled grade crossings throughout the day. The Excursion Coordinator has taken on another responsibility, and THE SETOFF that is to be a sounding board for any problem you (the excursion at- Volume 16 Number 5 tendee) may have. The Excursion Coordinator or possibly one of his THE SETOFF Jan Taylor assistants must be informed of a problem if you expect the problem to Editor 917 Park View Way Missoula MT 59803 be addressed. Talking to the hosting railroad, or anyone else who will [email protected] listen, serves no purpose other than to “stir the pot,” cause ill feelings THE SETOFF Ernie Jeschke and possibly make it harder for future runs to happen on that line. Our Publisher 4106 N. Adrian Hwy. Adrian MI 49221 organization has rules and policies in place that insure that the mem- [email protected] bers, the meet coordinators, the committees, the Board of Directors and NARCOA Joel Williams yes, even the President are all treated fairly and also that they all treat Membership Box 802 each other fairly. If you feel that there has been unfair treatment please Lock Haven, PA 17745 joel.williams@ do not just “stir the pot!” Follow the chain of order listed above and let’s horizonpcs.com see if your problem can get solved and not just bantered around end- THE SETOFF is the official publica- lessly, injuring and offending many in it’s path. OK, I’m going to step tion of the North American Railcar Op- down off my crate of oil and inform you of a few more items of note and erators Association (NARCOA) and is published bimonthly to promote safe op- let you get on with your lives.
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